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Old 01-19-2011, 09:23 PM
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I have never heard of this. My drivers side door would not open. I figured one of the rods was off of the striker. I pulled the door apart and everything was attached. I figured the striker was gunked up. So I took it out and let it soak in parts cleaner. Once it was clean I dryed it off and put it all back together and greased it (white Lytheum grease). The door worked great until I locked the door. Then the striker would not work again. Long story short as long as I dont try to lock the door after I get it opened the first time it works great. Everything is hooked up and working correctly. Any advise?
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Does the issue happen with or without electric locks? When you try to manually unlock the door, does it work?
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It doesnt matter if I unlock the doors manually or electrically. I have even tried using the key in the door.
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Is the rod for the lock bent beyond its normal shape? Or maybe the mounting points for the rod worn?

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try replacing the lock mech it self the part that all thr rods hook to not the key part i had issues with mine last month i went to jy and pulled two off the back doors of a4door its the same as the front they get a lot less use make sure you get extra rod clips works like brande new
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my doors wont lock or unlock from out side but i just flip my key upside down and it works lol that the prob may be just throwin in my experience
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you got australian keys maybe lol
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you got australian keys maybe lol
no they are just really worn out lol need to get a new lock and key set lol
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same here you either get it the first time or its wiggle wiggle
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yup! lol haha its the best right? lol it took me 4 days after buying it to get that lol i was going through the back hatch to get my tools and turn the car on when i was working on it lol
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aint no body gonna steal them lol
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